Post-Graduate Programs in Computing
Degree Names
Sl. Full Name Short Name Remarks
1 Master of Science in M. Sc. 18 Credit courses + 18 Credits Thesis
Computing (Computing)
2 Master of M. Computing 30 Credit courses + 6 Credits Project
Computing
3 Doctor of Philosophy Ph.D. Program Name: Computing
Admission Requirements
For Master’s Degrees
There are two groups who will be eligible for admission for the Master’s programs and the
admission requirements are as follows.
1. [Group A] 4-year B.Sc. in Computer Science and Engineering (CSE) or Electrical and
Electronic Engineering (EEE) or Computer Science (CS) or Computer Engineering (CE)
or Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) or equivalent field
2. [Group B] 4-year Bachelor’s degree in any other engineering or mathematical science
or natural science or related field.
For Ph.D. Degree
The admission requirement for the Ph.D. program is as follows:
1. [Group A] Master’s degree in Computer Science and Engineering (CSE) or Electrical
and Electronic Engineering (EEE) or Computer Science (CS) or Computing or Computer
Engineering (CE) or Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) or equivalent field
2. [Group B] Master’s degree in any engineering field other than mentioned in Group A
above.
Degree Requirements
1. For students satisfying Group A entry requirements:
Courses
Total Number of Minimum Thesis/
Total
Program Mode Number of Foundation Number of Project
Credit
Courses Courses Core Courses Credit
(Credit)
M. Sc. Thesis 6 Courses 18 36
(Computing) Based 0 4
(18 Credit) Credit Credit
M. Course 10 Courses 36
Computing Based 0 6 6 Credit
(30 Credit) Credit
Ph.D. N/A 3 Courses (9 45 54
0 2
Credit) Credit Credit
2. For students satisfying only Group B entry requirements:
Courses
Total Number of Minimum Thesis/
Total
Program Mode Number of Foundation Number of Project
Credit
Courses Courses Core Courses Credit
(Credit)
M. Sc. Thesis 6 Courses 2 (Audit 18 36
(Computing) Based 4
(18 Credit) course) Credit Credit
M. Course 10 Courses 2 (Audit 36
Computing Based 6 6 Credit
(30 Credit) course) Credit
Ph.D. N/A 3 Courses (9 2 (Audit 45 54
2
Credit) course) Credit Credit
NOTES:
1. Audit courses may be waived by BPGS depending on the background of a student upon
application.
2. The remaining required courses (i.e., courses other than the Foundation courses and
Core courses) can be taken from any PG courses.
3. The thesis/project must be on a topic relevant to the program area.
Courses
Foundation Courses
1. CSE 5401: Computing Foundation – I
2. CSE 5402: Computing Foundation – II
Core Courses
1. CSE6401: Parallel Algorithms
2. CSE6402: Graph Theory
3. CSE6403: Computational Geometry
4. CSE6404: VLSI Layout Algorithms
5. CSE6405: Graph Drawing
6. CSE6407: Combinatorial Optimization
7. CSE6408: Advanced Algorithms
8. CSE6409: Stringology
9. CSE6410: Advanced Algorithmic Graph Theory
10. CSE6413: Network Science
11. CSE6705: Meta-Heuristics
